Editorial

  • ‘Gaslighting’
    Imlisanen Jamir   When British playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote Gas Light in 1938, little did he know how often the word would be used in the 21st century. The word has recently been chosen as Merriam-W
  • Of extravaganza and discontent 
    Moa Jamir In a State self-proclaimed as ‘The Land of Festivals,’ the annual Hornbill Festival is denoted as the ‘Festival of Festivals.’ As Nagaland prepares to cajole both natives an
  • Clean Election: Is it the Responsibility of the Church Alone?
    Dr Asangba Tzudir With the Nagaland State Assembly Elections slated for 2023 around the corner, the chorus of the clean election ‘campaign’ is also getting louder. However, it continues to genera
  • Making justice accessible
    Veroli Zhimo Access to justice is a basic principle of the rule of law without which people are unable to have their voice heard, exercise their rights, challenge discrimination or hold decision-makers accou
  • Is paperwork enough?
    Imkong Walling Nagaland is no stranger to witnessing elaborately arranged public spectacles notwithstanding the state’s poor showing in most growth and financial parameters. Further, the state governme
  • Separating politics from sport?
    Imlisanen Jamir “The World Cup shouldn’t be here. It shouldn’t be here. The corruption, regarding FIFA, you’ve got a country, the way they treat migrant workers, gay people.”
  • A Prophetic Church 
    Moa Jamir The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), on November 20, came out with a 10-point Commitment in the form of a resolution - ranging from political solution to the Church’s mission; from str
  • Translating Faith into Public Life
    Dr Asangba Tzudir A recent poll survey conducted by this paper attested the reality of the faith situation of the Christians in Nagaland where the conclusion was that “religious faith does not translat
  • Being Intentional 
    Akangjungla With over three decades of working and acquiring knowledge on children ministry, Dale Hudson observes that ‘Children are like wet cement. But remember, we only have a short window of time u
  • Challenges of Dualism
    Human reasoning supports the conviction that change, as a continuous phenomenon which humankind is capable of understanding, is rooted in context and conscience. Both these convictions are located within an inc
  • For transparent media in Nagaland
    Moa Jamir On November 16, Media in Nagaland joined the rest of India in observing National Press Day – a day symbolising a “free and responsible press in India.” The theme for this year, &#
  • Building bye laws needed
    Imlisanen Jamir The adoption and enforcement of building codes is considered the most effective tool in safeguarding lives and property against earthquakes. Given the disaster prone nature of Nagaland, it wo
  • Ethical Standards and Journalism
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Maintaining ethical standards in relation to the working of the journalists in Nagaland is a question worth pondering. However, the primary concern is - what then are the defined ethical st
  • Bring children’s issues to the mainstream
    Veroli Zhimo The Constitution of India recognizes children as equal right holders and grants highest priority for their protection and well-being. As a result strong legal frameworks such as the Juvenile Jus
  • Enemy within 
    Imkong Walling  The Lamhainamdi incident of November 7, 2022, exposed two things. One was an all too evident and deficient governmental conflict management. Secondly, a perceivable but obscured fissure
  • Speaking the language
    Akangjungla Recently, during the silver jubilee celebration of Capi, a vernacular newspaper in Nagaland, the president of Ura Academy, Kohima questioned whether the Tenyidie language can continue to grow if
  • Unchecked greed
    Imlisanen Jamir Over the past week or so, the ill-gotten gains of the world’s richest man helped him acquire one of the biggest social media giants and the policies he enacted reflect the cruelty, gree
  • Sunflower
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Apple was nothing but a fruit until the Apple Company was launched. Likewise the edible sunflower seed was just that until the name ‘sunflower’ got associated with what is consi
  • Sunday schools misunderstood?
    Akangjungla Sunday school is considered as the launch pad for the church growth and individual who identify themselves as Christians. For any Christianity-based society, the institute of Sunday school finds
  • Free your mind!
    Suppressing humanity takes place in several ways, yet often first by colonizing the mind and spirit. Colonizing the mind is intended to cloud and control the human spirit with fear and sense of worthlessness th
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